1.b> , ; desperately / extremely / poor / ; they were too poor to buy shoes for the kids , ; an area where poor people lived , / ; one of the poorest countries in the world - ; a poor part of Chicago .i> / ;
2.b> 1) , ; , , ; a poor harvest / ; poor vision [health] / []; the soil in this area is very poor ; poor rates of pay ; / ; it was raining heavily and visibility was poor / ; he blames himself for the team's poor performance / ; the jacket was of very poor quality / ; to have a poor opinion of smb. ;
2) (in) i> , i> i> ; avoid foods which are high in calories but poor in nutrients , , ; a country poor in natural resources ;
3) (at) , , ( i>); a poor public speaker ; she's always been poor at spelling ; he's a poor swimmer / ; she's a good teacher but a poor manager , ;
3.b> , ; poor John is ill again ; poor kid! He's very upset! ! ! that cold sounds terrible, you poor thing! , !
4.b> . .i> (the poor) pli> .i> , ; they provided food and shelter for the poor ; tax relief for the working poor ;
to be / to come / a poor second, third, etci>b> , (, .i>).